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Race Hyperion
Over-race Psionist
Classification Pseudohuman
Sphere Infinity
Origin Szarez made them from pure math
Lifespan ~300 years
Habitat Upper atmosphere
Food Light
Description Hyperions appear to be humans with very, very pale skin and smooth, hairless skin.
Procreation With each other for more hyperions.
Magic One in five million have heart or soul magic. Mind and body magic are possible. Void is possible. Faith is not uncommon.
Special Powers Hyperions have psionic abilities, as detailed below. They are able to breach planar barriers with their minds.
Psionics

Pure:

  • Telepathy
  • Reading
  • Sensing
  • Shielding
  • Transferring
  • Storage

Deep:

  • Sending
  • Reading
  • Shielding
  • Transferring

Hard:

  • Telekinesis
  • Astrokinesis
  • Hyperkinesis

Central:

  • Reading
  • Shielding
  • Repeating
  • Storage
  • Defiltering
  • Truesense
  • Transferring

Somnate:

  • Messaging
  • Reading
  • Dream sense
  • Suffusing

Combined:

  • Sending (pure/deep)
  • Reading (pure/deep/central/somnate)
  • Sensing (pure/central/somnate)
  • Shielding (pure/deep/central)
  • Transferring (pure/deep/central)
Weaknesses Being knocked unconscious carries the risk of death for a hyperion.
Culture

Hyperions live in cities floating in the upper atmosphere, where they are able to use their hyperkinesis to bend the laws of reality. A hyperion child will be born without any powers, blind and deaf, and must be cared for and shaped by his parents' hyperkinetic powers. By the time the child reaches the age of 10, s/he will have gained enough power to operate in the upper atmosphere on their own.

At the age of 12, a hyperion will undergo a unification with the hive mind of all hyperions, at which time the hyperion will be sent on a quest into the inner-infinite of the hive mind, until they find their chosen role. This usually takes about 12 years.

When they complete their quest, they are allowed to choose their own path in the world. Common paths include teachers, explorers, magic, void, city-shaping, and marriage.
Notables  
Sample statistics

PRO 8
ATH 11
STR 7
AWA 25
WIL 20
ROG 15

Psionics 7-25
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